This Independent Activity Report documents an operational awareness oversight activity conducted by Office of Health, Safety and Security's (HSS) Office of Safety and Emergency Management Evaluations on January 4, 2012, at the Sandia National Laboratories. The activity consisted of an orientation visit for the HSS site lead and included discussions with the Sandia Ste Office and Laboratories personnel about the HSS nuclear safety oversight strategy, the HSS site lead program, methods for increasing HSS personnel’s operational awareness of the Laboratories' activities, and specific activities that HSS can perform to carry out its independent oversight responsibilities.